General Quiz – 128

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Questions

Q 1. Which online retail company has partnered with Mumbai Dabbawalas for strengthening their last-mile delivery of consumer goods. Dabbawalas will collect shipments from the delivery hubs and deliver it to customers while picking up their dabbas.

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Q 2. Logo of ______________?

Q 3. From the world of Computers: What is meant by ‘Clicklexia’?

Q 4. FedEx has acquired its rival TNT Express. What does TNT stand for ?

Q 5. Name the deepest lake in the world.

Q 6. ‘Know More, No Less’ is the tagline of _______________?

Q 7. The International Gandhi Peace Prize, named after Mahatma Gandhi, is awarded annually by the Government of India.

As a tribute to the ideals espoused by Gandhi, the Government of India launched the International Gandhi Peace Prize in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi. This is an annual award given to individuals and institutions for their contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.

A jury consisting of the Prime Minister of India, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the Chief Justice of India and two other eminent persons decides the awardee each year.

Who is the recipient of International Gandhi Peace Prize 2015?

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Q 8. The Queensberry rules are related with which sport?

Q 9. Identify

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Q 10. Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has started ‘Give it Up’ campaign. What is the aim of this initiative?

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Answers

Ans 1. Flipkart – Dabbawalas will collect Flipkart shipments from the delivery hubs and deliver it to customers while picking up their dabbas.

Ans 2. Bosch

Ans 3. Clicklexia – Ironic computing slang for a user’s tendency to double-click on items when a single click is required, often causing the window or utility to open twice.

Ans 4. Thomson Nationwide Transport

Ans 5. Lake Baikal – Siberia, Russia

Ans 6. Business Standard

Ans 7. ISRO – Indian Space Research Institute

Ans 8. Boxing

Ans 9. Chanda Kochhar – CMD of ICICI Bank

Ans 10. Give It Up campaign – PM Narendra Modi has appealed to the better-off families to give up the LPG subsidy so that the same can be used for more needy and poor.